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Jos Buttler says England 'well below par', Joe Root warns against panic

England captain Buttler says defending champions 50 short with bat against New Zealand in World Cup opener

05-Oct-2023•ESPNcricinfo staff

Coach Simons hoping Rabada and Coetzee get into the heads of opposition

South Africa's bowling coach hoping his oldest and youngest quick provide the fear factor for opposition in the absence of the speedy Anrich Nortje

05-Oct-2023•Firdose Moonda

Conway and Ravindra hand England a thumping to kick off World Cup

Henry and Santner were the stars with the ball, keeping England in check in the first half of a typically stirring New Zealand performance

05-Oct-2023•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Pakistan brace for Netherlands challenge amid form, injury and off-field concerns

An opening Pakistan game at a World Cup is usually a bustling affair, but Friday's contest at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is unlikely to be played to a packed house

05-Oct-2023•Danyal Rasool

Stoinis 'touch and go' for Australia's opening game

Coach McDonald says once fit, Stoinis and Green could play together in the XI

05-Oct-2023•ESPNcricinfo staff

Buttler dismisses 'defending champions' tag: 'It's irrelevant to me'

"I want us to attack, so I don't like the word 'defending'... it may be a motivation for certain teams when they've been in that position, but not for us"

04-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

England and New Zealand meet again, Super Over(s) from 2019 on many minds

Four years on from that mind-blowing World Cup final at Lord's, they raise the curtain on the 2023 edition, their ageing golden generations looking for one more chance to shine

04-Oct-2023•Andrew Miller

What happens when you put 10 World Cup captains in one room?

The answer is plenty of laughs, quips, diplomacy, and maybe even a captain or two dozing off

04-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Stokes doubtful for World Cup opener against New Zealand

A hip niggle could keep Stokes out but captain Jos Buttler has his "fingers crossed" for Thursday

04-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Undercooked New Zealand bank on World Cup smarts

"We are lucky that we have guys who have played plenty of cricket in these parts of the world," the stand-in captain says

04-Oct-2023•Sidharth Monga

Timely runs for Green but Carey a concern as World Cup startline nears

Glenn Maxwell's form and fitness shows promising signs for Australia as the real deal approaches

04-Oct-2023•Andrew McGlashan

Southee hopes to 'be right in time' for World Cup as he begins bowling with 'tender' thumb

He has started to build up the bowling loads, which raises hopes of a swift return after he dislocated his thumb during the series against England

03-Oct-2023•ESPNcricinfo staff

Maxwell and Babar hit their stride as Australia pip Pakistan

Australia were propelled by a team effort as they turned to their part-time spinners to squeeze a little more juice out of this warm-up

03-Oct-2023•Danyal Rasool

Topley looks to make up for lost time after getting through warm-ups unscathed

A last-minute injury cost him a crack at last year's T20 World Cup. Now he's fit and making a case to be in England's first-choice attack

03-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

India enter World Cup with both warm-ups washed out

Netherlands also start the tournament having seen minimal action, with only 37.2 overs possible in their game against Australia

03-Oct-2023•ESPNcricinfo staff

England rope in Indian sidearm specialist for World Cup prep

Saurabh Ambatkar, who has been part of the support staff at KKR in the IPL, will travel with the team throughout the World Cup

03-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Moeen Ali turns on the power as England overwhelm Bangladesh

England's bowlers enjoy 37-over work-out as World Cup opener looms in Ahmedabad

02-Oct-2023•Andrew Miller

Shakib '100% fine', set to play Bangladesh's World Cup opener vs Afghanistan

Shakib had injured his foot while playing football during a training session prior to Bangladesh's first warm-up fixture

02-Oct-2023•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mark Nicholas: ODI cricket should only be played at World Cups

Incoming MCC president believes club needs to make better use of soft power to retain relevance

02-Oct-2023•Andrew Miller

Smith and Starc sizzle in damp squib

Key Australia players got a good work out and Netherlands' bowlers showed their quality but rain had final say

30-Sep-2023•Alagappan Muthu

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